Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Harley

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Harley
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1994

Peak era

1994

Peak rank proxy

789

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1880Peak 19942024

Peak year

1994

Decline from peak

72.4%

2024

218

All-time

40,499

Harley is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1994, when 789 boys were named Harley.

In 2024, only 218 boys were given the name.

Down 72.4% from its peak.

All told, about 40,499 Americans have been named Harley and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1994

1994789 boys named Harley

2024218 boys named Harley

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